Phonograph-record album



J. M. SMI LER, N. SEGAL, J. CHAITT AND N. RUDIN. PHONOGRAPH RECORD ALBUM.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1820.

1,398,746, Patented Nov. 29, 1921.

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BY ATTORNEY INVENTORS 1. M. SMILER, N. SEGAL, 1. CHAITT AND N. RUDIN. PHONOGRAPH RECORD ALBUM. APPLICATXON VFILED NOV. 4. I920. 21 39 74 Patented Nov. 29, 1921.

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ATTORNEY fA i' a T OFFICE.

JACOB 'M. SMILER, NATHAN snsananoon CHAITT, AND NATHAN n niN, or

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Be it known that W, JACOBll/l. SMrLnn, a citizen of the United States, and NATHAN Snoan dacon CI-IAI'IT, and NAT AN R BIN, citizens-of Russia, all residing in the city of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have jointly invented certain new and useful Improvements'in Phonograph-Record Albums, of which'the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptiomreference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification. v

Our invention relates to albums designed to contain talking machine records, and-has for its objects to construct'su ch an album so that it will lie fiat when opened, and, as an incident to such. construction will provide space between the adjacent leaves to compensate for the thickness of the record which is placed in the pocket of each leaf, that will provide a leaf hinge for each leaf independent of the binding; that will guide the records to thezsight opening in the leaf pocket and retain each one out of contact with the bending edge of the leaf; that will exclude dust from the binding elements, and that will provide a binding method consistent therewith and fully eflicient; these results being affected by a combination of elements which includes, primarily, constructing the leaf pockets in pairs, united at I their binding edges and constituting a two leaf signature, preferably making them from a single blank suitably folded, creasing the folded pair on a line parallel with and adjacent to the fold, mounting the signatures in spaced relation on aninitial or primary binding, fixedly uniting the latter to a rigid cover back, and so constructing and uniting the binding elements that the signatures may be secured directly through the fold between them to theinitial binding and the latter to the cover back, constructed as hereinafter described and both of them, then united, being mounted. within. the usual casing of the album'by glued textile strips interposed between the primary binding strip and the casing.

The construction involves another feature whereby the union of the binding elements is reinforced and protected and whereby dust and air are kept from entering between the binding elements which, otherwise,

would tend to loosen the glued parts, and

incidentally thereto the rounded form of Application filecl Noveznber 4, 1920, Serial No. 46:1,652.

' binding edge;

rigid backing and.

display the name or title of Specification of Letters Patent. Pgtgnt d N 29 32 the back of the casing is maintained; and finally each pocket leafis provided interiorly with means, preferably folded strip of'like material glued to eachleaf at a point forwardly of the'creased hinge line ofthe leaf which is adjacent to and parallel'with the fold, and having the double function ofnot only guiding the record to its proper placewithin the pocket of the leaf but'preve'nting the edge of the record fromextending back to the binding edge between-each signature of leaves and hence relieving strain on the In the accompanying drawings illustrat-. lng our invention,

Figure l is a perspective view'of the albumin open position.

1 Fig. 2' is a'pl'an'view of pair of leaf pockets. 1 I k p Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 ofFig. 2. v F ig. 4 is a sectionat aisimilar'point of a modified means of. uniting the pockets of a a signature or two .leaf signature to preventthe record from striking the'binding edge. e

Fig. 5 is a plan of the modification shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is asection on line 6 6' of Fig. l, I

enlarged.

4 Fig. 7 is a section on line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a partial end View of the album edge.sh0wn in Fig.7.

Fig. 9 "s a perspective of one'end ofrthe primary backing. i I

Fig. 1 0 is a perspective of one endof the Fig. 11 is a perspective of the covering plate for the ends of the binding elements. Referring now; to said drawings, the numeral 2 indicates a pocket leaf of the album,'1nade from thick flexible paper or the like, as usual, from a blank whichis folded on itself to form a pocket having at least one closed edge, two other coinciding edges of the folded parts of'th'e pocket leaf being glued or otherwise secured to each other, while the edges of the folded parts which form the top edge 3 of the leaf are. left open to form an opening or entrance to the pocket; and. the center of eachor both sidesof the pocket leaf 'is apertured, as at 4, for the usual sight. openings .to

therecord placed in the pocket 4 1 All such construction is as usual inthe art, but in our construction, which is essential to our method of binding them in the book, we make the pocket leaves in two-leaf signatures, which may be effected by the obvious and usual methol of uniting the binding edges of two leaves by a strip of suitable textile material glued to and between the coinciding edges of such a pair ofpocket leaves. In our construction these two leaf signatures are preferably made from a single blank, as shown in Fig. 2, so that when it is folded over a second time, on a medial line 5 to form a signature of two such leaves such foldingline will unite the pair of leaves integrally at that point and form a permanent binding edge 6 whereby to attach the signatures to the primary bind-- ing element hereinafter described, but the same effect with respect to the combination with the binding elements may, as isobvious, be effected by a pair 'of single and separate pocket leaves united as common in the art by the connecting strip above referr'ed to; however, it is apparent that such a usual connecting strip may be employed merely as a reinforcing strip over such a fold or medial line when the pair of pocket leaves are made from a single blank and integrally united to form a common binding edge 6 as in the preferred method first described.

Each leaf pocket is creased as indicated at 7 on a line adjacent to and parallel with the medial fold line and binding edge 6, to form a leaf hinge, independent for each leaf, and additional to the more or less rigid binding hinge hereinafter described, and to which the signatures are bound in spaced relation to each other to compensate for the thickness of the records placed in the pockets; the result being that the leaves of the album, when opened, will lie perfectly flat on each other and on the covers of the back,

due largely to the independent leaf hinge, formed by the creased line 7, which, as is apparent, will largely relieve the strain on the binding edge 6 relatively to the rigid backing of the book.

We have found it decidedly advantageous to provide a single means within the leaf pocket to'effect a triple function, one to guide the record to its proper place with its identifying label opposite the sight opening 4i, another to interiorly connect the opposite sides of the leaf pocket substantially on a line central or forward of the independent leaf hinge or creasing, which tends to compel the use of that creased line as the primary if not the sole hinge, and finally'to keep the record edge forward from and out of contact with the binding edge. These three functions are performed by a narrow strip of material, such as the paper of which the leaf is formed, indicated at 8, Fig. 2, which is foldedand lies interiorly of the pocket leaf from the line of the hinge crease of the leaf toward the sight opening, and is glued to both interior sides of the leaf, pocket at the point or part mentioned, and is constructed, as shown in section in Fig. 3,

wherein, 5 is the binding edge of the two leaf signature, 7 in each leaf is the creased leaf hinge, and 8 is the insert strip above described. Obviously, from the latter view, the insert 8 will prevent the record from passing beyond the leaf hinge crease 7 and keep it away from the binding edge'5, at the same time centering it opposite'the sight opening 4 in the leaf pocket. The same function and efiectscan be produced by a modification, if desired, shown in Figs. 4;.

and 5, wherein an opening 8 is cut on three lines in one sideof the pocket leaf to form a lip 8 which is then passed through a slit 8 in the opposite side of the pocket leaf, and glued to the exterior face of the latter.

These parts are formed in the leaf members.

at such point or points that when brought together the leaf members are fastened together at a point immediately adjacent the creased leaf hinge as in the preferred construction first above described.

The leaf signatures being formed as stated, they are rigidly and directly at tached, through the uniting fold between them, which forms the binding edge 6, by means such as thread or wirestitehing indicated at 9 in Fig. 6, to a primary binding 10 .posed between the binding edge 6 of the sig natures and the primary binding 10, said strip being wide enough on each side to extend beyond the. binding elements and be glued to the interior of the casing or cover 15 as usual. v

To assemble the parts, the signatures being mounted 'on the primary backing as stated, the latter is glued to the inner or flat side of the rigid backing block 11, and its creased ends 10, which extend beyond the length of said block, are then bent over'the cues of the block and fastened thereto in any convenient way. To reinforce the union of said elements, to impart a neat and finished appearance thereto, butprimarily to prevent the entrance of dirt and moisture to the binding elements, we provide a metallic plate, shown at 12 in Fig. 11, the back of which is curved to conform to the curvature 11 of the binding block and has end flanges 12 resting against the opposite narrow edges of the block 12 and over the overlapping ends 10 of-the primary binding strip fastened thereto. The plate 12 is preferably given an edge incline as indicated at 12 and a lip extension as at 1:2, to m re fully cover the binding elements, thereby giving the bound book the appearance shown in end elevation in F 1g. 8. in operation the leaf pockets, when filled with rec-' holding leaf pockets united to form a binding edge between them, each leaf being creased to form an independent hinge therefor 'on a line adjacent to and parallel with said binding edge, semi-flexible strip to which said signatures are directly and fix edly bound, said strip having overlapping ends, a rigid backing to which said strip is operatively united by its overlapping ends, and means secured over the coinciding ends of said strip and rigid backing operating to reinforce the union of said last named elements and exclude dustand foreign matter from the binding elements.

2. In a talking machine record album, the combination with a plurality of two-leaf si natures composed of a pair of recordholding leaf pockets united to form a binding edge between them, each leaf being creased to form an independent hinge there for on a line ad acent to and parallel with said binding edge, a semi-flexible strip to which said signatures are directly and fire edly bound, said strip having overlapp1ng ends, a rigid binding block exteriorly curved in cross-section to which said strip is glued and additionally united by its overlapping ends, a transversely disposed metallic plate having flanges resting against the opposite longitudinal edges of said binding block and against the interposed overlapping ends of said strip and fixedly secured to said block.

3. In a talking machine record album, the combination of a plurality of two-leaf signatures each composed of a pair of record holding leaf pockets united at their coinciding rear edges to form binding edge between them, each leaf being creased on a line parallel with and adjacent to said binding edge and forming an independent leaf hinge, a

primary binding for said signatures consisting of a flexible strip having overlapping ends, said signatures being separately and rigidly attached directly through the bind ing edge to said primary binding strip and in spaced relation to each other, a rigid backing block to which said primary b ndlng is operatively united by means of said overlapv ping ends, and a reinforcing and covering plate provided with flanges overlapping the coinciding ends of said strip and binding block and secu'redthereto by said flanges.

42. In a talking machine record-album, the combination of a plurality of two-leaf signatures each composed of a pair of recordholding leaf pockets united to form a'binding. edge between them, each leaf being creased to form an independent hinge therefor on hne adgacen-t to and parallel with said binding edge,a semi-flexible strip to which said signatures are directlyand fix: edly bound, said strip having overlapping ends, a rigid binding block exteriorly curved in cross-section to Which said strip is glued and additionally united by its overlapping ends, a transversely disposed metallic plate having securing flanges adapted to engage the overlapping ends of said strip and the binding block and fixedly secured to, the latter, said plate being curved lengthwise to conform to the curvature of the back of said binding block and having a lip extension 12 and an inclined edge 12?, said flanged plate operating'to exclude'dust and foreign matter from the binding elements.

p 5. In a talking machine record album, the combination of a plurality of pairs of leaves constructed to operate as record holding pockets, said leaves constructed from a single blank folded on a medial line between them to form a two-leaf signature, each leaf pocket being creased on a'line adjacent to and parallel with said fold, a rigid backing, means to secure said signatures in spaced and fixed relation to said rigid backing, and

means constituting a part of one member of the pocket'leaf glued to the opposite member thereof, said means operating to retain the recordsforwardly away from the creasedhinge of the leaf pocket and from the binding edge between the leaves of each signature.

6.- ;In a talking machine record album, the combination of a plurality of pairs of leaves constructed to operate as record holdingv pockets, each of said pairs of leaves being constructed from a single blank folded on itself longitudinally to form leaf pockets formed by two thicknesses of paper united at the coinciding base edges, and then folded on a medial line between the pockets'to form a two-leaf signature, each leaf pocket being creased on a linefadjacent to and parallel with said fold to operate as a supplemental hinge for the leaf, means to unite the adjacent interior surfacesof each pocket memher in the region immediately adjacent to but forward of said creased line and operating to hold a record in the pocket from passing sidewise therein, a rigid binding block,

and means to secure each of said signatures at its rearward binding edge in spaced. relation to each other and in direct and fixed relation to said rigid binding block.

7. In a talking machine record album, the combination with the casing cover and a rigid back binding, of a plurality of twoleaf signatures mounted in spaced relation to each other and independently secured directly and rigidly on said rigid back binding each 01" said signatures consisting of a pair on": leaf ockets united at the rear ed e to torm'a binding edge, and creased on a line parallel with and adjacent to said line to form an independent hinge for each leaf, a strip glued to and between the lnterlor faces of each of said leaves, said strip extending only to said creased line, whereby the medial line of union between the leaves isreinforced and whereby also the records are guided to 20 a position in the pockets opposite the sight opening therein and forwardly away from said binding edge of each signature.

In testimony whereof,"we have hereunto aflixed our signatures this28th day ofOcto- 25 her A. D. 1920.

JAooB M. SMILER. NATHAN SEGAL. JACOB OHAITT. NATHAN RUDIN.

Witnesses:

ALEXANDER PARK, 1. M. TUNIS. 

